On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Bob Beers wrote: > On Jan 16, 2008 3:32 PM, Scott Ehrlich <scott at mit.edu> wrote: > >> If Xwindows was to be disabled, and only tty was used, what would be the >> best option for ensuring the logged-in session was locked after a >> determined amount of inactivity> >> > If logged in to bash, TMOUT is the (seconds) setting to terminate the > shell if no activity, but it is not fool-proof. For example, an open vi > session will prevent the logout. Appreciate the variable of TMOUT, but I'm not looking to terminate, but rather lock the session. Additionally, I should be able to override the session with the sudo or root password. Other leads welcome. Scott > > HTH, > -Bob >